I FOR BOTH AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL 
I GROWERS OF OUTDOOR SUMMER-FLOWERING PLANTS 
Entered as second-class matter March 31, 1914, at post office at 
Calcium, N.Y., under act of March 3, 1879. 
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The Gospel of Giving Flowers. 
[ Written ixfrusty f§r The Fltwtr Grrwtr. ] 
BY BERTHA BERBERT-HAMMOND. 
Freely ye have received, freely give. 
-[Malt. 10:8.) 
As flowers are among our 
choicest blessings a definite 
answer to the mooted ques- 
tion, “To give or not to give 
flowers,” may be found in 
Deut. 16-17: 
“ Every man shall give as he is able, 
according to the blessings thy God has 
given thee.” 
To share one’s floral bless- 
ings, is to double them as in 
the case of such flowers as 
Sweet Peas, Pansies and 
many other sorts, of which 
the more you pluck the more 
you have, with flowers as 
with other blessings— 
“ He who joy would win 
Must share it 
Happiness was born a twin.” 
(Byroti.) 
“ It is more blessed to give than to 
receive.” 
-(Arts 20:35 } 
Surely it is, therefore, a 
privilege to share with those 
who are less fortunate. 
Give liberally of your flow- 
ers but not ostentatiously or 
patronizingly. To give, 
with the evident desire to 
produce an outward show of 
wealth or superiority is not 
in good taste. The “ Lady 
Bountiful” role when over- 
played becomes vulgar. 
Give graciously of your 
flowers for 
“ The Lord loveth a cheerful giver.” 
-(2 Cor. 9:7.) 
In a person so selfish as to 
give grudgingly or even re- 
fuse, without a good and 
sufficient reason, a flower 
politely asked for by one 
who has none, the love of 
flowers has become narrow. 
Give cheerfully within rea- 
sonable bounds 
" Give to him thal asketh thee." 
- (Matt. 5:12.) 
GLADIOLUS— GOV. HANLY. 
Originated by A. E. Kunderd. Goshen, Ind. A tall, early, rich cardinal 
red with a deeper throat color. Recommended as a first class bedding and 
cut flower variety. 
with the possible exceptions 
of to the chronic “ flower 
beggars,” or those who have 
no flowers through in- 
dolence. 
In giving flowers use tact. 
A person with a nice per- 
ception as to fitness would 
not present a huge bunch 
of golden-crowned Sunflow- 
ers to the sweet girl gradu- 
ate, a bouquet of rare and 
delicate orchids to a romp- 
ing school boy, a flashy 
boutonnierre, to a sedate old 
lady or a sprig of mint to a 
frivolous youth. Neither 
would a person of tact ex- 
pect to bring comfort to the 
sorrowing heart of a be- 
reaved mother with a gift 
of Tuberoses, no matter how 
beautiful or fragrant, or en- 
deavor to carry cheer and 
hope to one seriously ill, by 
the gift of a bouquet of all 
white flowers. It is not the 
fault of the beautiful flow- 
ers, but their general associ- 
ation with funerals. We are 
all so human that sentiment 
and association count for so 
much with us. The lovely 
Chrysanthemum, Queen of 
Autumn, so widely popular 
here for both outdoor and 
indoor cultivation, in Italy 
on account of associations, 
does not enjoy such favor 
in the home garden. In that 
country it is considered a 
flower of the dead and used 
quite generally for cemetery 
planting. 
Give freely of your flowers 
to the church. Do they not 
all belong to Him ? And 
are we not admonished to 
"Render unto Caesar the things that 
are Caesar's and unto God, the things 
that are God's. 
-(Malt. 22:21.) 
